Stranded dog Myrtle rescued from cement in Halesowen

Myrtle the dog got in a pickle after she went for a walk and became stuck fast in wet cement. The five-year-old Clumber Spaniel wandered onto the newly-laid concrete footings at a house in the Black Country.

Unable to get out of the sticky mixture, which was starting to set, Myrtle became distressed alerting residents in Kent Road, Halesowen to her struggle. They wrapped blankets around the dog and called the fire service out to rescue the stranded pooch.

A crew from Halesowen Fire Station went to Myrtle's aid and were able to lift her legs out of the cement. They carried the dog to nearby Manor Vets where she was checked over by vet Darran Jennings.

He said Myrtle was none the worse for the ordeal but was given a bath by veterinary nurses to remove all of the mud, which she had ended up getting covered in as she struggled to get out of the cement.

Firefighter Scott Morris, who helped with yesterday afternoon's rescue, said: "We don't know how she had been stuck in the cement but she was very keen to get out of it." Watch commander Andy Lewis added: "Myrtle had wandered down the road to where these footings had just been laid.

"She's not able to walk very well which might be how she became stuck in the first place.

"We lifted her out and as the vets was just down the road we took her there.

"Fortunately she had a microchip and it turned out she was on their books. They were able to call the owner .

Resident Roger Greenway who watched the rescue said: "The poor dog couldn't get out and no one could get close enough to reach her. The firemen just lifed her out and took her to the vets."